the minors

noun

US, informal

: the minor leagues of baseball

He spent his entire career in the minors.

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Wolf was called up a few times when an injury occurred, but only for a limited time before returning to the minors. —

Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 The 36-year-old Adams was originally drafted in the 23rd round by the St. Louis Cardinals and played for Padres manager Mike Shildt in the minors and later in St. Louis after Shildt replaced Mike Matheny as the manager in 2018. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Uecker joined the Milwaukee Braves’ organization in 1956 and was in the minors until he got called up in 1962. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 McMann, 28, is likely to spend his first pro season not logging a game in the minors and is scoring at a 30+ goal pace. —

Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the minors